Creating My Learning Log
2.3 Computer-Based Technology
This learning log serves as the home to my course in EDTECH 513 Multimedia. I will post my reflections and artifacts as I journey through this semester. I look forward to a great learning experience. I welcome your comments, thoughts, and suggestions.
Multimedia & Contiguity Principles
This week, I created a Google Presentation tutorial with the procedures for creating a digital story using Storyjumper. I teach STEM in a computer lab; therefore, most of my instruction concentrates on technology procedures. The Multimedia and Contiguity Principle played an important role while designing my presentation. The layout of the presentation keeps in mind how people learn and how cognitive overload can be an issue when using a great deal of text and graphics. Consequently, I was certain to maintain graphics as screenshots of the actual procedures of using storyjumper.com. This was done in order to correctly guide the learner through the process of digital storytelling. I kept all text in close proximity to the graphics and limited my text to what is absolutely necessary to keep with the Multimedia Principle. The remaining verbiage was presented as speaker notes, rather than put on the slide. Each slide contains only a minimal number of graphics to capture the learner’s attention with words in close proximity to the graphic in order to comply with the Contiguity Principle. The viewers will gain a clear connection between text and graphic to successfully apply their learning.
AECT standard 1.2 Message Design,
AECT standard 2.3 Computer-Based Technologies
AECT standard 1.2 Message Design,
AECT standard 2.3 Computer-Based Technologies
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Talking EDTECH with Trish Podcast
Talking EDTECH with Trish
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ezhh2607t7d49mv/Talking%20EDTECH.mp3
This week I chose to share as much information about electronic portfolio use in the classroom as I could without overwhelming you. In fact, if anything, I believe I tried to persuade you to think favorably, since electronic portfolios are becoming more and more in demand in school districts. This task was timely because of the recent assignment that I received from my school district. It was to come up with a plan for a school-wide portfolio assessment program and I really wasn’t confident that I could accomplish it effectively. I studied and reviewed the areas that were hazy to me and as I presented details to you about the digital portfolios, I became reinvested in the practice once again. As a teacher, I recognize so much potential for the students and fulfillment for the teachers with digital portfolio use.
Ok, so now you know my intentions, but here are some of the real comings and goings during this project. I sincerely hope you felt my favorable vibes within the context of my presentation. The actual preparation of the Podcast was more stressful. The acoustics weren’t accurate at first, and when that issue was conquered, I jumbled my verbal presentation. I was feeling very confident at one point, somewhere around providing you with the benefits of student portfolios, when my youngest son ran in, no noise because he knew what I was doing, but there was blood dripping down is face. I have three sons, so this interruption was not too bad. All in all, when I look back at my work, I am proud of the contents. I am anxious to read what you think and, please tell me, did I sway your opinion of digital portfolio use at all?
AECT STANDARDS
1.2 Message Design
2.4 Integrated Technologies
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ezhh2607t7d49mv/Talking%20EDTECH.mp3
This week I chose to share as much information about electronic portfolio use in the classroom as I could without overwhelming you. In fact, if anything, I believe I tried to persuade you to think favorably, since electronic portfolios are becoming more and more in demand in school districts. This task was timely because of the recent assignment that I received from my school district. It was to come up with a plan for a school-wide portfolio assessment program and I really wasn’t confident that I could accomplish it effectively. I studied and reviewed the areas that were hazy to me and as I presented details to you about the digital portfolios, I became reinvested in the practice once again. As a teacher, I recognize so much potential for the students and fulfillment for the teachers with digital portfolio use.
Ok, so now you know my intentions, but here are some of the real comings and goings during this project. I sincerely hope you felt my favorable vibes within the context of my presentation. The actual preparation of the Podcast was more stressful. The acoustics weren’t accurate at first, and when that issue was conquered, I jumbled my verbal presentation. I was feeling very confident at one point, somewhere around providing you with the benefits of student portfolios, when my youngest son ran in, no noise because he knew what I was doing, but there was blood dripping down is face. I have three sons, so this interruption was not too bad. All in all, when I look back at my work, I am proud of the contents. I am anxious to read what you think and, please tell me, did I sway your opinion of digital portfolio use at all?
AECT STANDARDS
1.2 Message Design
2.4 Integrated Technologies